This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
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NDP Leader for N.L., Lorraine Michael, has announced her decision to resign from the position and step aside once the party picks a new leader. According to her remarks in a press conference at Confederation Building, Michael said that she was making the announcement with a heavy but her leadership might be getting in the way of party growth.
First elected to the House of Assembly in November of 2006, Michael worked as nun and social justice activist before that. During her reign as party leader, NDP achieved its greatest victory with five MHAs elected in the 2011 general election. However, she faced a caucus revolt in the fall of 2013 that caused immense damage to the party. Consequently, two New Democrats left the caucus and joined the Liberals, while the party’s polling numbers also downed to a distant third place behind both the Liberals and the Tories.
Since the demeaning revolt and up till last month, Michael remained pretty adamant and stated at several occasions that she would like to lead the party into the general election slated for later this year. However, Michael confessed that during last year’s byelections, she couldn’t escape the fact that people were focusing on the party drama instead of on the issues that New Democrats were advocating for. In her remarks, Michael stressed that if her role in the caucus revolt helps to limit the party’s success, she could not allow herself to stay on as leader in good conscience.
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